## Job Description About You You are a Senior Azure DevOps Engineer with extensive experience designing, implementing, and managing enterprise-scale Azure environments. You are passionate about building secure, scalable, and automated cloud platforms that support operational excellence, governance, and modern application delivery. You bring a proactive and solution-oriented mindset, capable of driving infrastructure automation, CI/CD optimization, cloud governance, and platform reliability initiatives across complex environments. You are comfortable working with Infrastructure as Code, Azure landing zones, cloud security best practices, and automation frameworks while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders. You thrive in environments where ownership, scalability, and continuous improvement are highly valued. You are adaptable, detail-oriented, and capable of providing technical leadership and operational guidance to support cloud transformation initiatives and enterprise DevOps practices. You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies: - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience. - 8+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps and cloud environments. - Strong experience designing and implementing Azure tenant platforms aligned with Microsoft CAF (Cloud Adoption Framework). - Expertise building and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform. - Experience implementing Azure landing zones for application and workload migrations. - Proficiency with Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipelines, source control, and project management. - Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, or Bash. - Knowledge of Azure security controls, identity and access management (IAM), and governance best practices. - Experience enforcing governance and policy compliance through management group inheritance. - Ability to monitor cloud environments for performance, security, and cost optimization. - Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder management skills. - Ability to provide technical guidance and support across cross-functional teams. - English proficiency (B2 or higher). You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities: - Design and implement Azure tenant platforms aligned with Microsoft CAF standards. - Build, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform. - Implement Azure landing zones to support application and workload migrations. - Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines, source control, and project workflows using Azure DevOps. - Automate resource provisioning, scaling, and infrastructure management processes. - Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or Bash. - Implement and manage Azure security controls, including IAM configurations. - Enforce governance and policy compliance across Azure environments. - Monitor infrastructure environments to ensure performance, security, and cost efficiency. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure solutions aligned with business requirements. - Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting, and operational support to stakeholders. - Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to cloud governance, automation, and operational excellence. ## Qualifications - 8+ years of experience in DevOps and cloud environments. - Strong experience with Azure Cloud Platform and Microsoft CAF. - Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). - Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation scripting. - English proficiency (B2 or higher). ## Additional Information About Us We Are Engineered Different. At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow. We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable. Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.